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- Born: about 1951Austin 360: Stephen Bruton 1948- 2009 (May 9, 2009)
- Met Kris Kristofferson in 1971Austin 360: Stephen Bruton 1948- 2009 (May 9, 2009)
- Joined Kristofferson's band in 1973Austin 360: Stephen Bruton 1948- 2009 (May 9, 2009)
- Co-wrote Kristofferson's Border LordAustin 360: Stephen Bruton 1948- 2009 (May 9, 2009)
- Acted in Kristofferson's movies A Star is Born, Heaven's Gate and SongwriterAustin 360: Stephen Bruton 1948- 2009 (May 9, 2009)
- Diagnosed with cancer of the tonsils in 2007Austin 360: Stephen Bruton 1948- 2009 (May 9, 2009)
- Albums: Nothing But the Truth (released February 23, 1999), Spirit World (released February 26, 2002)MySpace: Stephen Bruton What it is (1992), Right on Time (1995), From the Five (2005)
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Stephen Bruton was a songwriter, singer, actor, recording artist and producer based in Austin, Texas. On May 9, 2009, he died in Los Angeles, after a long two-year battle with cancer.KEYE TV: Longtime Austin musician, Stephen Bruton dies (May 9, 2009)
A Career in Music
Stephen Bruton was raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and spent his teenage years playing with the artists like T-Bone Burnett and Delbert McClinton. In 1970, he traveled to New York to attend the Woodstock music festival, and afterwards toured with Bonnie Raitt and Kris Kristofferson among others. In the 1980s he moved to Austin, where he began producing for Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Alejandro Escovedo.Austin Chronicle: Stephen Bruton (February 23, 2008)In addition to his solo career, Bruton played with the Resentments, an Austin group including Jon Dee Graham and Scrappy Jud Newcomb.Austin Chronicle: Stephen Bruton (February 23, 2008)
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